Would you like to be a leader among the kids and not a follower? Read on to see the most helpful tips to stop following "the cool kid"!

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Steps

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Try your hardest to not do what others in school may think is so "cool". Find your own ideas to be with it.

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2

See if he/she is a 'poser'. Think of all the things the "cool kid" brags about. For example, did the "cool kid" ever claim he/she was Gangsta, Scene, Screamo, or Emo? If so, ignore this person. He or she is most likely to start an argument with someone, or even you!

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Realize what negative things he/she does. Does the "cool kid" cuss even when he's 12? Does the kid do the most stupid thing someone could do? Does he talk about lewd things?

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Now for 2 weeks or more, don't hang out with him/her! When you do this, you start to realize that the "cool kid" is now the "wannabe kid".

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Now have a talk with your friends/parents about interesting topics. Most of your friends follow what the "cool kid" does. Ask your parents for ideas as well. Your friends will start to realize the "cool kid" is not so cool and won't hang out with him/her.

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First few steps are over. Now you have to be the new "Freaking Awesome Kid!"

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Be creative with your style. You want to make a style but don't know how to? Well if the "cool kid" wears black and dark colors, do neon! Try mostly neon: neon shoes, pants, hats, shirts! Or do mix and match! It's your style! Show your inner personality!

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If you have glasses, keep them! You'll look cooler, really clever and intelligent with skinny jeans and neon shirts or with mixed and matched colors, when you wear glasses!

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If you're a boy, grow your hair out or keep it short as you like! It's your style!

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Do some really funky hairstyle! So, for example, you can make your hair like Soul's in Soul Eater.

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Lead in the music area by listening to different kinds of music! When people focus on one band or the band the "cool kid" listens to, they don't hear other music that might have been better than the other band. Just put different music in your MP3, even BMG from video games!

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Sign up for YouTube, MySpace, or Facebook with some funky name for your showing name and playlist.

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Get used to different food. Pack something really funky that no one would pack like strawberries, sushi, or chicken instead of a plain old sandwich.

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Be confident at school, and everyone will think you're so cool! Sooner or later the "cool guy" will be ticked off and walk away in annoyance... Then 2 weeks later, he thinks you're cool. Just be different and you'll be the "freaking awesome kid!"

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